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May The Source Be With You! Articles about Open Source and Free Software as a philosophy, and its application to software development and project management.

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UPDATED APRIL 8, 2020

To keep this tag clean and meaningful, please ensure your post fits into at least one of the following categories:

Organizing, managing, running, or working in an Open Source project.
Open Source philosophy, licensing, and/or practical and legal topics thereof.
Advocacy and adoption of Open Source philosophy.

DO NOT use this tag if you are simply using technologies which happen to be open source.

You should NOT use this tag for any of the following:

Promoting open source projects, such as feature lists or announcements. (Use #news or Listings.)
Contributor requests. (Use #contributorswanted or Listings.)
Tutorials/articles that happen to use an open source tool. (Use appropriate technology tags.)
Showing off something you've built that happens to be open source. (Use the #showdev tag.)
Sharing lists of open source projects. (Use #githunt or the appropriate technology tags.)

Projects must comply with the Open Source Definition (see below) to legally use the term "open source".

As all "Free Software" officially complies with the standards of Open Source anyway, this tag covers both (collectively, FOSS).

about #opensource

Open Source is so much more than "you can read the code". It is formally defined by the Open Source Initiative.

"Open Source" should not be confused with the similar Free Software, which is defined by the Free Software Foundation. Generally, all Free Software is also Open Source, and the two camps often cooperate; however, the concepts are distinct! (The tags are merged here on DEV.to for simplicity, however.)

Open Source Hardware is defined and overseen by the Open Source Hardware Assocation

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Mar 3

Enhancing Open Source Security with Blockchain Technology: A New Frontier

#blockchain #opensource #security

2 min read

Mar 3

Blockchain’s Transformative Influence on Open Source Transparency

#blockchain #opensource #transparency

2 min read

Zhang Wei

Mar 4

Crowdfunding Open Source: Fueling Innovation Together

#opensource #crowdfunding #community

2 min read

Mar 4

The Future of Crowdfunding Open Source Projects with Blockchain

#blockchain #crowdfunding #opensource

2 min read

Mar 3

Blockchain for Open Source Funding: A New Paradigm

#blockchain #opensource #funding

2 min read

Ludovic Jaffrezou

Mar 3

Tools404: Essential Web Dev Tools in One Place

#opensource #webdev #productivity #tooling

2 min read

NeuralLang

Apr 6

Neural DSL v0.2.6: Enhanced Dashboard UI & Blog Support

#deeplearning #machinelearning #opensource #ai

5 min read

Al Grant

Apr 6

Saving Wildlife through Programming!

#discuss #python #opensource #contributorswanted

1 min read

Mar 3

Blockchain and Open Source: Revolutionizing Innovation

#blockchain #opensource #innovation

2 min read

Rustamjon Akhmedov

Apr 6

LLAMA 4: Meta's New AI Models Break Context Length Records and Challenge Industry Leaders

#news #ai #llm #opensource

5 min read

NocoBase

Mar 27

NocoBase Weekly Updates: Support user role union

#news #opensource #lowcode #nocode

11 min read

Codanyks

Apr 6

🧼 Clean Code Tip: Don’t Hardcode HTTP Status Codes – Use Named Constants Instead

#node #opensource #wthek #codanyks

2 min read

Matheus Ricardo

Apr 6

What License Should You Use on GitHub? Understanding MIT, Apache, GPL, and More

#opensource #github #webdev #licensing

2 min read

Prathmesh barot

Apr 6

Razen Lang Guide: Simple, Fast, and Developer-Friendly

#programming #ai #beginners #opensource

3 min read

Yuri for Supabase

Apr 4

Supabase MCP Server

#webdev #ai #productivity #opensource

6 min read

Zhang Wei

Apr 6

Open Source Developer Earnings and Financial Assistance: A Holistic Overview

#opensource #developerearnings #blockchain

9 min read

Apr 6

State Management in HTML with Grains.js

#news #frontend #javascript #opensource

2 min read

Zhang Wei

Mar 3

Top Open Source Frameworks for Indie Hackers: A Deep Dive

#opensource #indiehackers #frameworks

2 min read

Apr 6

🎨 Smooth UI Transitions in HTML with Grains.js, TailwindCSS and g-class directive

#frontend #opensource #javascript #html

3 min read

Jean-Gaël

Apr 6

SecurePasswordCrypt: Secure AES-GCM Encryption & Password Hashing for .NET Projects

#csharp #dotnet #security #opensource

2 min read

Mar 3

Discover the Arbitrum NFT Marketplace: A New Era in Open Source Innovation

#arbitrum #nftmarketplace #opensource

2 min read

Apr 6

DevDisplay - Paradise For Developers!

#devdisplay #developer #webdev #opensource

1 min read

Apr 6

Imagine The Space Where All Tech Opportunities Await You!

#devdisplay #paradisefordevelopers #webdev #opensource

1 min read

Soham

Apr 6

Llama 4: Meta’s MoE-Powered Multimodal Revolution

#llama4 #ai #opensource

3 min read

Prathmesh barot

Apr 6

🚀 Introducing Razen Lang — A Simple, Fast & Friendly Programming Language for Developers

#programming #webdev #beginners #opensource

2 min read

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